Monkey Sunday: A Story from a Congolese Village

By Sanna Stanley

Book Overview

Luzolo just can't sit still, especially if there are animals around. But with the famous preacher Tata Nkondi coming to their village for the Matondo, a celebration of thanksgiving, she vows to change... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374350183
• ISBN13: 9780374350185
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

An enchanting book

Beautifully illustrated with a wonderful story! You can't help but fall in love with it. I cannot understand how Kirkus has managed yet once more to put down another exquisite book; they are so often wrong I can no longer trust their judgment at all. Sanna Stanley has written a lovely book for children.

What a wonderful recall of Matondo and being a child.

Sanna's story of Luzolo fills one with the need to wiggle around and chase after all of the animals, yet also the tug to prove to her parents that she really can stay still as she promised. Matondo was alway a difficult time to stay sill in the seat as all the singing, dancing, clapping, and rejoicing went on around, especially with all the animals. Sanna's story telling and illustrations bring back wonderful memories of my childhood Matondos, of which I am now able to share with my own children in a very special way. Thanks Sanna.

A totally enchanting book!

This book takes you into a world of intimate and tender family relations in an African village. Exquisitely and originally illustrated, the world is set upside down, but in the end the child (and child reader) feel they belong and would like to return to the loving safety of village life..whoever reviewed this book for Kirkus is so wrong it's criminal.

Author has a Wonderful sense of Storytelling

The Kirkus reviewer, in my humble opinion, reflects an over educated mind, and one who has no appreciation for varying art styles. Though I have highly respected their reviews in the past, on this occasion, I must disagree. If you enjoy a simply, beautifully told story, with well-thought drawing that DO guide the story along, this book is for you and your children.